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  • Keep your greedy hands off Social Security

    Keep your greedy hands off Social Security

    April 29, 2005

    WASHINGTON — Thousands cheered at a Capitol Hill rally April 26 as lawmakers and leaders of labor, retirees, women, youth of color and the disabled vowed “no compromise” in the battle to block President Bush’s plan...

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  • Communists host meet on religion

    Communists host meet on religion

    April 29, 2005 By Susan Webb

    DES MOINES, Iowa — “The word of God and communism are hand in hand,” said Diana Sowry, a school bus driver from Ashtabula County, Ohio. She was one of a group of clergy and lay people...

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  • Victory for Wash U students in living wage

    Victory for Wash U students in living wage

    April 29, 2005

    ST. LOUIS — Washington University here will commit at least $1 million over the next two years toward higher salaries and better benefits for low-paid contract employees as a result of a 19-day sit-in by students...

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  • No nukes, no war!: Global convergence at UN demands end to nuclear weapons

    No nukes, no war!: Global convergence at UN demands end to nuclear weapons

    April 29, 2005

    NEW YORK — The worldwide movement to end nuclear weapons, energized and united with the antiwar movement, is converging here for a month of actions. Kicking it off is a May 1 mass “No Nukes! No...

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  • Michigan grad students win gains

    Michigan grad students win gains

    April 22, 2005

    Despite threats of retribution and tense negotiations that included a one-day walkout, graduate student instructors (GSI) at the University of Michigan claimed a major victory when their membership ratified a three-year contract with the university on...

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